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A. H. AND N. U. GOULD.

AUTOMOBlLE LAMP.

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Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Ma ma UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AARON H. GOULD AND NATHANIEL 0. GOULD, OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN.

AUTQMOBILE-LAMR Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

T016113 whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Aaron H. Goon) and NATHANIEL O. GOULD, citizens of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Automobile-Lam s, and declare the following to be a ful i, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will. enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin drawings, which form a part of this 'speci cation.

our invention relates to driving lumps for huto moliilesshown i n the accompanying drawings and more particularly described in the following specification and claims.

It is well known that the usual head lights forming the equipment of a motor car can not be used on city streets or roads over whichithere is much traflic due to the blinding efi'ect they have upon drivers of approaching vehicles, it has therefore been customary to employ dimmers, or lights of low candle power which may be alternately switched on or oil as occasion requires. The use of*dimmers makes it exceedingly difiicult for the driver of the vehicle to see the condition of the road he is about to travel over unless the road is otherwise well lighted.

It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide in connection with the usual range of head lights of the vehicle, a pair of driving lights, respectively located either above or below the head lights and which may be adjusted 80 as to project their rays of light downwardly upon the road at such an angle as will give the driver a clear view of the condition of the road he is approaching but which will not blind or inconvenience the driver of an approaching vehicle.

A further object is to provide means whereby the driving lights may be adjusted by the driver so as to light the road to a greater or less extent. in front of the vehicle as desired, the lamps being then secured in their adjusted position so that therays of light may be constant in a fixed direction.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides'jn the combination-and arrangement of parts and in the detajlsof construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes may he made in the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed without departing from the spirit of the same.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification 1- i F igure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a motor vehicle showing in vertical section the head and driving lamps installed thereon.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the driving lamp taken 'on or about line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the inclosing case for the head and drivin lamps.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sldc elevation of the front end of a motor vehicle with parts in section showing means for adjusting the driving light from the driver's seat.

Fig. 5 is .a detail View showing the man ner of engaging the link connw-ting thr driving lamp with the operating mean; shown in Fig. 4.

deferring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings A, denotes an automobile, B. its head light inclosed in a case C, suitably supported upon the vehicle.

D, indicates a driving lamp preferably located directly above the headlight in the case supporting the latter, it may however belpleced below the head light if preferred.

is an adjustable reflector fitted with a suitable lamp socket to receive the bulb.

The case C is preferably ada ted to house the head light and. driving lig it. they may howgiver, be independently supported if do sire C, denotes a slot in the Wall of the case throu h which projects a bolt F carried by the re ector E. G and H are plates overlapping the slotted opening in the case pro vided with a hole for the passage of the bolt F.' l is a thumb-nut engaging the bolt F, for securing the reflector in its adjusted position.

In Fig. 4 is shown means for adjusting the reflector E from the drivers seat, consisting of a bell-crank J, pivoted tothe frame of the vehicle and connected b a link K, with a washer L, sleeved on the bolt F;--the washer havin a lulg L ierced to receive the end of thefiink is a bellcrank pivoted to the frame of the vehicle and connected to the bell-crank J, by a link N. P is a. screw threeded rod pivoted to the bell-crank M and extending up through the leaving the vehicle.

The means showrt on Fig. 4 for adjusting floor of the car where it is fitted with the reflectors from the drivers seat may be emplo ed or not as eferred, it however, provi es a convenient means for regulating the adjustment of the reflectors without ia oaaso bolt, means for tilting the adjustable reflectcr from the drivers seat including an adjustable floor push-rod adapted to be manuall operated for actuating said tilting me 8. f 11" 2. In combination wltltthe head or range lampsrof a motor driven veh'" '6 set to direct their. 113 s in a fixed and subs antially horizontal irection, of auxilialy adjustable lamps located ad acent to the xed or range lamps, an adjustablere egn'tpcprovided with means for sup ortin a I p a bolt secured to the adj usta le refiictor, If elongated case adapted to house therein the fixed and the adj ustablelamp and slotted for the passage of the bolt, means connected with the adjustable bolt for tilting the reflector from the drivers Having thus described our-invention,whataseat, including a floor push-rod ada ted We claim is 1. In combination with the head or range lamps of a motor driven vehicle set to direct their rays in a fixed and substantially horizontal direction, of auxiliary adjustable lamps located adjacent to the fixed or range lamps, an adjustable reflector provided with means for supporting a lamp, a bolt secured to the adjustable reflector, -a case'for housin each pair of fixed and adjustable lamps lotted for the passage of the for manual operation whereby the t' ting means may be actuated, and resilient means for returning said rod to'its initial position when releasecll from manual control.

In testimony whereof, we sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

AARON H. GOULD. NATHANIEL O. GOULD. Witnesses:

S. E. THOMAS, Manna PETERSEN. 

